Origin of the name PALAMEDES.
Etymology of the
name PALAMEDES.
Meaning of the baby name PALAMEDES.

PALAMEDES.
A Greek name that appears in Arthurian legend, and Greek mythology.
It seems to signify a Mede brandishing a weapon. See Pallas.
And cf. Palladius.
1) Greek Mythology. One of the heroes in the army before Troy.
Though not mentioned by Homer he plays a prominent part in the
post-Homeric traditions. It is generally agreed that he was the son
of Nauplius, king of Euboea, and was especially distinguished for
quickness of wit and fertility of resource. He was said to have
invented dice and instruments for weighing and measuring. (Heroes and
Heroines of Fiction, &c., Walsh, 1915).
2) Arthurian. This is the name of a Saracen knight, called Palomides
in Mort d'Arthur. He is brother to Saffire
whose name is probably Medo-Persian.

Palamedes (Sir),
a Saracen, who adored Isolde the wife of king Mark of Cornwall.
Sir Tristrem also loved the same lady, who was his aunt. The two
"lovers" fought, and sir Palamedes, being overcome, was
compelled to turn Christian. He was baptized, and sir Tristrem
stood his sponsor at the font.—Thomas of Erceldoune, called "The
Rhymer," Sir Tristrem (thirteenth century). (The Reader's
Handbook of Famous Names in Fiction, &c., Brewer, 1899)